smartone

Winston Salem, NC

I have been playing with handmade since I was eight and learned that my hands could create ! My grandmothers taught me to knit. My mom and girl scout leaders taught me to sew, my aunt taught me to make something out of nothing way before 'green' or 'up-cycling' was fashionable.
My love of creating turned to paper, paint and anything that can be glued down in early 2004. Wishing to learn how to make paper beads in different shapes and sizes, ... Read Full Bio »

I have been playing with handmade since I was eight and learned that my hands could create ! My grandmothers taught me to knit. My mom and girl scout leaders taught me to sew, my aunt taught me to make something out of nothing way before 'green' or 'up-cycling' was fashionable.
My love of creating turned to paper, paint and anything that can be glued down in early 2004. Wishing to learn how to make paper beads in different shapes and sizes, I discovered there was no book, so I wrote one (Creative Beads from Paper and Fabric). Currently, a mixed media painter and author for the creative industry , I share my finished works at Whimsyville.com -